What Common Core State Standards are -- and aren't

06-03-2010

Blog by Valerie Strauss/Washington Post

So now we have a set of standards for math and English language arts that were designed for all states to adopt so learning could be more uniform across the country. On Wednesday, the folks behind the initiative -- the Council of Chief State School Officers and the National Governors Association -- released the standards that spell out what children are expected to learn in those two subjects from kindergarten through the end of high school. There’s no good way to argue against the notion that a student in Florida should learn the same important concepts and skills as a kid in Alaska, especially considering the current hodgepodge of state standards -- some of which expose students to academic garbage. But we should keep in mind what the results of the Common Core State Standards actually are -- and what they aren’t. (more...)

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